25:10 The Lord always proves faithful and reliable 1
to those who follow the demands of his covenant. 2
89:30 If his sons reject my law
and disobey my regulations,
89:31 if they break 3 my rules
and do not keep my commandments,
89:32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, 4
their sin by inflicting them with bruises. 5
89:33 But I will not remove 6 my loyal love from him,
nor be unfaithful to my promise. 7
1 tn Heb “all the paths of the
2 tn Heb “to the ones who keep his covenant and his testimonies.”
3 tn Or “desecrate.”
5 tn Heb “I will punish with a club their rebellion.”
6 tn Heb “with blows their sin.”
7 tn Heb “break”; “make ineffectual.” Some prefer to emend אָפִיר (’afir; the Hiphil of פָּרַר, parar, “to break”) to אָסִיר (’asir; the Hiphil of סוּר, sur, “to turn aside”), a verb that appears in 2 Sam 7:15.
8 tn Heb “and I will not deal falsely with my faithfulness.”
9 tn Grk “all discipline at the time does not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow.”
10 tn Grk “the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”
11 tn The Greek pronoun ὅσος (Josos) means “as many as” and can be translated “All those” or “Everyone.”